Boylston Trading Co sat down with none other than Action Bronson to discuss his wardrobe as a youth, fashion likes, dislikes and what happened when he met American style royalty, Ralph Lauren. Regardless to say, Bronsonelli is hilarious as usual.

We continue our rounding up of the best from 2011 by bringing you our favourite sneakers of the year. Here at mashKULTURE we have a penchant for Nike and Jordans so apologies if our list seems a little one-sided, but 2011 was a big year for both brands.

Check out our top ten picks after the jump, and feel free to let us know what we left out. (Yes, we know, there was quite a bit.)

Blu is currently in Argentina decorating the streets of Buenos Aires with some new murals. Here we get a look at the latest from the Italian artist, painted on the side of a building depicting an image of the globe as a jigsaw puzzle falling apart with the pieces being interconnecting humans.

More after the jump.

Ace of LA

cold, snow, wet, dark, depressing…

Today we present you with some images by UK photographer, Matt Henry who captures classic retro Americana in such authentic style you’d think he bleeds red, white and blue.

More after the jump.

Freshjive has launched a new t-shirt design contest together with Karmaloop. The best design chosen will get printed on a tee and sold exclusively through Karmaloop. The winner will also get $400 in Freshjive gear, while five runners up will each get $120 in Freshjive gear.

Details:
1) Submit art to: contest@freshjive.net
2) Fill out your information.
3) The design staff at Freshjive will choose submission winners.

Contest runs from December 19th through January 16th. Winner will be selected by January 23rd, and the t-shirt will be produced for Spring 2012.

New from Spanish artist, Gianmarco Magnani’s ongoing project, Silence TV is Icons, a new set of mini prints, each which surround a different theme.

More after the jump.

5boro have updated their site with the new Holiday lookbook, showcasing the NYC skate label’s latest collection as worn by 5boro fam Willy Akers, Dan Pensyl, Joe Tookmanian, Rob Gonyon, Danny Falla, Jay Maldonado, Mark Nardelli, and artists Raza Uno and Grotesk.

Check out the rest of the lookbook along with a video lookbook after the jump.